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Special Relativity: A First Encounter - 100 years since Einstein (Paperback)
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Special Relativity: A First Encounter - 100 years since Einstein (Paperback)
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Special relativity provides the foundations of our knowledge of
space and time. Without it, our understanding of the world, and its
place in the universe, would be unthinkable. This book gives a
concise, elementary, yet exceptionally modern, introduction to
special relativity. It is a gentle yet serious 'first encounter',
in that it conveys a true understanding rather than purely reports
the basic facts. Only very elementary mathematical knowledge is
needed to master it (basic high-school maths), yet it will leave
the reader with a sound understanding of the subject. Special
Relativity: A First Encounter starts with a broad historical
introduction and motivation of the basic notions. The central
chapters are dedicated to special relativity, mainly following
Einstein's historical route. Later chapters turn to various
applications in all parts of physics and everyday life. Unlike
other books on the subject, the current status of the experimental
foundations of special relativity is accurately reported and the
experiments explained. This book will appeal to anyone wanting a
introduction to the subject, as well as being background reading
for students beginning a course in physics.
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